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Total marks — 80

SECTION 1 — 50 marks


Write your answers clearly in the spaces provided in this booklet. Additional space for answers is provided at the end of this booklet. If you use this space you must clearly identify the question number you are attempting. Any rough work must be written in this booklet. You should score through your rough work when you have written your final copy.

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Before leaving the examination room you must give this booklet to the Invigilator; if you do not, you may lose all the marks for this paper.

SQ17/AH/01 GraphicCommunication

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1. The Architecture Observer is an online design blog followed by millions of people worldwide. They plan on printing a monthly magazine publication to enhance their brand.

Graphic designers from the Architecture Observer produced a camera-ready copy of the first magazine.

(a) Describe the requirements of a camera-ready copy from a digital Desk Top Publishing file. 6

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Portable Document Format is a common file type used throughout the graphics industry.

(b) Explain the advantages of using this format. 4

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1. (continued)

The graphic designers noticed a change in colour when converting the RGB colours from the website to CMYK.

(c) Explain the issues associated with the conversion of RGB colour space to CMYK colour space. 2

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1. (continued)

The Architecture Observer logo has been reproduced as a vector graphic, to be used in both the existing website and new magazine.

(d) Describe four advantages of vector graphics compared to raster images. 4

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1. (continued)

Web designers have blocked the option for users to download images from the website. However, it is also possible for consumers to “screen grab” an image.

(e) Explain the disadvantages of screen grabbing.

(f) Explain two of the issues relating to Intellectual Property Rights that the Architecture Observer may encounter when publishing its magazine.

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2. A client has requested that the following features be incorporated into the design for a new holiday home:

• Onebuildingthatcanbeusedasoneholidayhomeorseparatedintotwoindependent living quarters.

When separated:

• each independent living quarter is to have its own point of entry andkitchen/dining facilities

• bothwillhaveanopenplanlivingarea • bothwillopenontoprivateoutsidelivingspace • the two living areas will have a communal meeting place that can be

used if required

After a discussion with the client, the architect has produced the sketched floor plan and garden shown below.

Analyse the architect’s sketched floor plan above.

(a) Describe three ways the architect has implemented the client’s request by making reference to rooms and/or features. 3

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2. (continued)

A range of professionals has created a variety of graphic communications to present information relating to a new house and associated landscaping.

The images shown above were created by a landscape architect to present proposals for garden layouts.

(b) Describe three ways the images created by the landscape architect could help the client visualise the design. 3

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2. (continued)

The graphic communication images shown above were created by the architectural technician and were used to communicate relevant technical data to the construction trades.

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2. (continued)

(c) Describe three ways in which these graphic communications would be used by the construction trades.

(d) Describe three ways a 3D CAD model of the house could be used to evaluate aspects of the design, prior to construction.

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3. A wardrobe clothes rail bracket is to be manufactured.

A CAD technician is employed to produce a 3D CAD model of the bracket, to enable testing prior to manufacture.

The CAD technician created the 3D CAD model shown above.

The bracket is required to hold a maximum specific load. An appropriate digital testing method has been applied to the 3D CAD model, before submitting the file for manufacture.

The simulated graphic result from the digital test is shown in Figure 1 below:

(a) (i) State the digital testing method applied to the 3D CAD model. 1

3D CAD model

Figure 1

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3. (a) (continued)

(ii) Describe four characteristics of this digital testing method.

The digital testing method has revealed that the boss feature would fail under the required load.

(b) Describe the feature that could be applied to the boss to reinforce the component. You may not alter the dimensions of the boss. You may sketch upon the drawing below to support your answer.

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3. (continued)

A 3D CAD model of the bracket and its mould, together with the production drawing for one of the mould component parts, is shown above.

(c) (i) Calculate the maximum and minimum dimensions for A, B, C, allowable tolerance of: +0·1

−0·2

A MAX = MIN =

B MAX = MIN =

C MAX = MIN =

The component requires a smooth surface finish.

(ii) Apply the British Standard symbol to the orthographic drawing above.

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3. (continued)

The stages in the creation of a realistic CAD illustration are shown above. Three different techniques have been applied — one at each stage.

(d) Explain the use of the different techniques applied at each stage. 6

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4. A CAD technician has produced drawings for an axle stand, to enable 3D CAD models to be created. These drawings are provided in Supplement Parts 1(a) and 1(b).

(a) Describe the 3D CAD modelling techniques used to create component “A”. You should measure and refer to the dimensions from the drawings in your answer. 10

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4. (continued)

(b) Describe the 3D CAD modelling techniques used to create component “B”. You should measure and refer to the dimensions from the drawings in your answer. 5

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(c) Describe the 3D CAD modelling techniques used to create component “C”. You should measure and refer to the dimensions from the drawings in your answer. 5

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5. The official logo for the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow is shown in Supplement Part 2. It is accompanied by an explanation of what the logo represents.

(a) Explain why the Commonwealth Games Federation would seek to produce a logo with a purpose and meaning. You should make three different valid points. 6

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5. (continued)

A selection of past and future Commonwealth Games logos is shown in the supplement part 2.

Each of the logos has common elements within its design, which are used to promote the Games.

(b) Describe two effects that these common elements create.

Each host city of the Games is required to protect the Commonwealth Games brand.

(c) Explain why the brand requires protection. You should make reference to two separate reasons.

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Acknowledgement of CopyrightQuestion 2 Image from Scott E. Feuer/Shutterstock.comQuestion 2 Image from han871111/Shutterstock.comQuestion 2 Image from jaddingt/Shutterstock.comQuestion 2 Image from cherezoff/Shutterstock.comSupplement Part 2 Four Commonwealth Games Images: Glasgow 2014 (plus information), for Question 5 Gold Coast 2018, Delhi 2010 and Melbourne 2006. Reproduced by kind permission of the Commonwealth Games Federation.

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SQ17/AH/01 Graphic Communication Supplement Parts

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Supplement Part 1(a)

Question 4

Supplement Part 1(b)

Question 4

Supplement Part 2

Question 5(a) – Commonwealth Games Images

Official logo for 2014 Commonwealth Games

Supplement Part 2

Question 5(c)

Selection of past and future Commonwealth Games Logos

SQ17/AH/01 Graphic Communication

The information in this publication may be reproduced to support SQA qualifications only on a non-commercial basis. If it is to be used for any other purpose, written permission must be obtained from SQA’s Marketing team on [email protected].

Where the publication includes materials from sources other than SQA (ie secondary copyright), this material should only be reproduced for the purposes of examination or assessment. If it needs to be reproduced for any other purpose it is the user’s responsibility to obtain the necessary copyright clearance.

These Marking Instructions have been provided to show how SQA would mark this Specimen Question Paper.

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General Marking Principles for Advanced Higher Graphic Communication This information is provided to help you understand the general principles you must apply when marking candidate responses to questions in this Paper. These principles must be read in conjunction with the Detailed Marking Instructions, which identify the key features required in candidate responses.

(a) Marks for each candidate response must always be assigned in line with these General Marking Principles and the Detailed Marking Instructions for this assessment.

(b) Marking should always be positive. This means that, for each candidate response,marks are accumulated for the demonstration of relevant skills, knowledge and understanding: they are not deducted from a maximum on the basis of errors or omissions.

(c) For each candidate response, the following provides an overview of the marking principles. Refer to the Detailed Marking Instructions for further guidance on how these principles should be applied.

(i) Questions that ask candidates to describe

Candidates must provide a statement or structure of characteristics and/or features. This should be more than an outline or a list. Candidates may refer to, for instance, a concept, experiment, situation, or facts in the context of and appropriate to the question. Candidates will normally be required to make the same number of factual/appropriate points as there are marks available.

(ii) Questions that ask candidates to explain

Candidates must generally relate cause and effect and/or make relationships between things clear. These will be related to the context of the question or a specific area within a question.

(ii) Questions that ask candidates to compare

Candidates must generally demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the similarities and/or differences between, for instance, things, methods, or choices. These will be related to the context of the question or a specific area within a question.

(d) Candidates can respond to any question using text, sketching, annotations or combinations where they prefer. No marks shall be awarded for the quality of sketching. Marking will relate only to the information being conveyed.

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Detailed Marking Instructions for each question SECTION 1

Question Expected response Max mark Additional guidance

1 a Descriptions of the requirements will include the following characteristics:

• The document must be created with a software program commonly used in the printing industry and exported in a commonly used file format, such as EPS, PDF.

• The document must use the correct colour setup/space. If printing a colour document, all graphics should be converted to CMYK. (If it is a spot colour document, the colours to be used by the printer must be specified in the digital file).

• The layout must be created at the correct and final size to be printed, and the document size in the desktop publishing program should match the size of the final printed piece (no scaling).

• Text or graphics, that are to bleed off the page of the final printed piece, should be extended off the document boundary in the digital file (normally to around 3 mm or 1/8 inch).

• Fonts used in the digital file must be converted to vector graphic format or be included in the final digital package sent to the printer.

• Raster or image files are originally created at high-resolution settings (300 DPI) — no scaling.

6 Six different points made in the descriptions, at 1 mark each.

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1 b Explanations of the advantages of PDF file types are likely to include:

• type fonts and images can be embedded within the file, so the recipient can see them as intended

• PDF files are compact — useful for emailing and reducing storage needs

• PDF files are platform-independent (can be opened in a number of platforms other than the one it was produced in)

• PDF files can be viewed in web browser platforms • PDF files also retain Pantone/CMYK tones exactly

4 Any four correct advantages at 1 mark each.

1 c Explanations of the issues with conversion, will make references to the facts that:

• many colours on a computer monitor in RGB, cannot be reproduced accurately on a printing press using the CMYK process colour inks

• CMYK colour space is much smaller than the RGB colour space

2 Two relevant explanations at 1 mark each.

1 d Descriptions of the advantages of vector over raster, are likely to include references to:

• much smaller file size compared to large raster images • can infinitely zoom in on arcs/curves/circles/splines and

they remain smooth • zooming, lines and curves will not get wider

proportionally • the parameters of objects are saved and can be later

modified — this means that modifications will not reduce the quality of a drawing

4 Four descriptions at 1 mark each.

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1 e Explanations of screen grabbing disadvantages, are likely to make references to:

• Screen capture saves an image only at the same size as it is presented on the screen.

• Although this is relative to the resolution of the screen/monitor, screen capture is normally low-resolution (72 ppi) and will result in poor print quality by either pixelation of the image itself or the image being small.

• Screen capture will also download everything on screen, not just the image, meaning cropping will have to be used to remove unwanted details (additional photo-editing software would be required to do this).

3 Three explanations at 1 mark each.

1 f Any explanations will make references to: • Copyright issues of the images:

Any photographs for images may belong to others and not the magazine owner(s). They may not have the right to reproduce them in subsequent publications or edit and republish images as they wish.

OR

Any third party who wishes to use an image from the magazine can only legally do so if permission is obtained from the original owner(s).

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The digital version may face copyright infringement caused by people being able to copy and paste digital content from the website.

OR

Any other suitable explanation.

2 Any two correct explanations from either or both issues at 1 mark each

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• Copyright issues of the publication:Content in magazines is sometimes contributed by freelance journalists, authors, and photographers; therefore the magazine may require to purchase or lease the rights to content.

OR

Images, templates, photographs, designs are only copyright protected for a specific (or varying) period of time. After this time elapses, there is no legal protection on the publication.

OR

Any other suitable explanation.

2 a Descriptions will make references to:

• two living areas consisting of: - bedroom 1/kitchen/lounge/veranda - bedroom 2/veranda/TV room/patio

• communal area consisting of the lounge and kitchen access to outdoors from both properties, through double doors

3 Three descriptions at 1 mark each.

2 b Descriptions will make references to the images:

• showing/communicating locations of different features in the garden

• helping the client to visualise the ways in which the space might be used

• showing/communicating the materials that might be used in the solid landscaping

• showing possible colour scheme/colour combinations • showing possible planting schemes


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• any other appropriate information

2 c Descriptions will make references to the ways in which the graphic communications: • show where structural elements will need to be built • show where energy saving materials and/or features are

required • indicate where services will be required • support pricing/cost and labour calculations for

estimates/bills of quantity • indicate where material junctions occur/materials

converge or meet • any other relevant way


2 d Descriptions will make references to the ways in which a 3D CAD model could be used to evaluate aspects of the design, such as evaluating/determining/calculating:

• flood risk • the strength of a part of the structure using FEA • ventilation and extraction, thermal efficiency • lighting and illumination levels • any other appropriate aspect


3 a i FEA (Finite Element Analysis) 1

3 a ii Digital testing methods characteristics will include:

• numerical simulation for testing the failure of the product, as opposed to destructive testing

• cost effective solution to testing

4 Four correct characteristics at 1 mark each.

Apply the follow-on rule.

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• ease of altering the product without re-manufacture• reduction in lead time to manufacture

3 b The feature that would be applied would be a web placed under (or under and above) the boss on the vertical plane of the bracket.

2 1 mark for feature and 1 mark for correct location(s).

Horizontally placed webs are incorrect. Web placed only above the boss is not acceptable.

The candidate may have produced a sketched web on the provided image.

3 c i The dimensions will be:

A MAX = 115·1 MIN = 114·8 B MAX = 42·1 MIN = 41·8 C MAX = 33·2 MIN = 32·6

3 Three correct MAX and MIN at 1 mark each.

Where a candidate has an incorrect MAX or MIN, then zero marks should be awarded to that tolerance dimension.

3 c ii

placed on an appropriate surface

1 Correct symbol appropriately placed at 1 mark.

Top web only (0 marks)Top/top and bottom web (1 mark)

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3 d Explanations will include references to:

Texture map The application of a 2D image/colour to the surface of a 3D object: • does not show depth of colour • is shown in plain colour

Bump map Bump maps are grayscale textures you map to objects, to create the illusion of surface relief on an otherwise flat object. They are: • unable to cast or receive shadows • unable to be seen if you silhouette the mapped object • takes less time to render than displacement maps

Applied lighting A lighting style that consists of:

• one or more discrete light objects positioned within the graphics window

• different lighting styles applied to an object or assembly • different lighting types, eg spot, directional, point

Final render The image has been placed in a suitable environment to compliment the product or item/inform the viewer of context.

6 Three appropriate explanations of each different technique at 2 mark each.

Simple or basic explanations of a technique should be awarded 1 mark (for that technique).

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SECTION 2

Question Expected response Max mark

4 a Component A 10

Additional guidance

A tolerance of approximately + / − 0·5 mm should be allowed for accuracy in any dimensional information given by the candidate.

The procedure described by the candidate should have a logical/feasible order, where required.

NB — as this is a specimen question paper and centres will be printing this on their local or departmental printers, there may be occasions when the dimensions in the Marking Instruction do not match that of the centre’s printed copy. Where this is the case, then the assessor/marker/candidate should take account of this when reviewing the marking.

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4 b Component B

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Additional guidance


The procedure described by the candidate should have a logical/feasible order, where required.


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4 c Component C

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Additional guidance


The procedure described by the candidate should have a logical/feasible order where required.


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5 a Responses should make detailed reference to:

• elicits an emotional response from audience • provides information about the host city to people internationally • gives the logo/brand a higher importance and relevance than an unrelated/abstract

image • back story provides a creative stimulus for the graphic designer who was awarded the

commission • ensures that logo/brand connects with the venue/city/country • engages people in the legacy of the Games • any other appropriate answer

6 Three valid points with explanations at 2 marks each.

5 b Descriptions of effects will make references to:

• continuity of elements helps connect each of the Games to those previously held • identifies the “Commonwealth Games” as an organisation that is held at various venues • reinforcing the Commonwealth brand

2 Any two at 1 mark each.

5 c Reasons could include:

• ensure official sponsors of the Games have exclusive use of the brand • protect the federation from being connected to sub-standard products/companies • protect the reputation of the federation • any other appropriate reason

2 Two relevant reasons at 1 mark each.

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